Cathedral Peak, NV ~5772’

(Meadow Mts, NV, NOT near Kyle Canyon)

pics by Harlan W. S. & Susan M
May 09, 2010

This was both a climb of the peak, and an investigation of the military plane crash site. I’ve put blue borders around the pictures that mainly pertain to the peak.

This peaks is actually a 1^st-order benchmark point. The original surveyors did not use our route, but instead used a narrow chute in the SW corner of the top butte. The PID is HP0329.

The top of the highpoint is a butte encircled by a cliff band. The visible chute is probably the climbing route used by the survey team.	The lower (5678’) SW peak.	Close-up of the 5678’ peak.
There is one spot on the N side where one can climb a nearly-vertical wall with lots of holds (and a few big loose slabs – be careful!).	View N as Ron tops out.	View SW or 5678’ peak.
A MacLeod-Lilley register!		Usual suspects. Notice Bob Greer.
Author of the SP article.	View E to Moapa Peak.
Ron carefully downclimbs the wall. The rock is so frictional that we can call this class 3+, but the route has some loose slabs and the consequences of a fall would be bad.	A view back up at the weakness on N side. We didn’t investigate the SW chute.	Wild roses – possibly cliff rose.
Sad-looking larkspur.	Mariposa Lily.	Strawberry hedgehog.
Larkspur.
		The lower (5678’) SW peak is in back.
	Sad-looking beavertail cactus.	The 5772’ peak is at L, the 5678’ peak at R.